1

Rank of Candy Corn as the worst Halloween candy in CandyStore.com’s 2019 polling of 30,000 candy eaters. Second runner-up for the worst rank were those orangish-pink “Circus Peanuts” which bear a striking flavor similarity to really bad chardonnay. Our only question is: how did candy corn rank worse than those terrible tasting Styrofoam peanut looking treats? And another thing…why do people hate candy corn so much? We at KM & Co. disagree with this ranking system.

The highest vineyard in the world is in Argentina.

Answer: True.

Although wine is now made in the Himalayas in China and more vineyards there in the future could change this answer, currently, the highest vineyard in the world is in Argentina. Bodega Colomé at 10,200 feet in altitude (3,111 meters) is in the northern part of that country’s Calchaqui Valley. At that altitude, luminosity is intense and the grapes tend to develop thicker skins, although the direct impact on flavor is not known.

Pyrazines

More correctly known by their long name methoxypyrazines, pyrazines are the compounds in grapes that can cause a powerful green bell pepper aroma and flavor. Pyrazines (PEER-a-zeens) are especially prevalent in sauvignon blanc and cabernet… Continue reading

1

Get WineSpeed